Posted on 08/17/2014 10:43:38 PM PDT by Steelfish
17 August 2014 Should Anti-Tattoo Discrimination Be Illegal? (Pic) A woman on her phone in an office with a large tattoo on her upper arm
Tattoos are more popular than ever, but workers can be dismissed from or denied jobs because of their body modifications. Some want protection under employment law. Should they get it?
You're perfect for the job. You have all the skills and experience the company is looking for, and you've turned up for the interview in your smartest attire.
But there's a problem.
If you have a tattoo that incurs the displeasure of the boss, you might find any offer of employment is swiftly rescinded.
In July Jo Perkins, a consultant in Milton Keynes, had her contract terminated because a 4cm image of a butterfly on her foot contravened the no-visible-inking policy of the firm for which she worked. The company said she had failed to cover it up.
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Time to close down the 'puter and hit the sack. Cheers!
Tattoos are primitive tribal behavior.
You got a tattoo, you ain’t from my “tribe,” and I ain’t hiring you, and I’m not going to think much of you. You want approval and understanding, get it from other members of your own tribe, not me. It’s real cut and dry with me.
Exactly.
These days, you'll get better results if you add the word 'porn' to the query. Google likes hints. Leaves less to the imagination.
I'm not sure the word "better" describes porn properly... and anyway, my porn-surfing days were brief and long, long ago. But thanks for the advice. :)
If so, I owe you a huge debt of gratitude for your work. That script is marvelously useful, and has never given me a lick of trouble (Firefox 31.0 on MacOSX 10.9.4)!
You are a good writer.
At 62 we can pretty much do what we want. You are certainly excused. I was talking about the youngins. Now, I’m off to have a smoke.
Well I guess a lot of are hardened military should return the favor. You’re not worthy of “their tribe”.
Aw, shucks, thanks! You are very kind to say so.
Really Geron..how about some of the tattooed Navy Seals or Marines. Go ahead tell them to their face you think their inferior and not worthy of “your tribe”.
~Tommy
My son has a 2cm tattoo of a Jerusalem cross on the medial aspect of his arm. He claims it was a crusader gesture to indicate a Christian worthy of Christian burial. I could not object.
body modifications are also a sign of mental distress/disorder
Freedom of association is a God-given right. If you don’t want to be judged for your body art, keep it completely hidden.
Yes, I saw a woman in her 60’s with tats. It was at a farmer’s market, hot and she was wearing a tank top. I can’t tell you what the tats were in the rolls of sagging flesh.
My daughter who was with me and who has always wanted a tattoo, got to see what she would’ve looked like in 30 years.
It was a great lesson.
So is consistency.
But employer's DON'T the right to hire or not hire whom they deem appropriate right not, so why not add tattooed people to the list? Consistency.
Not everyone becomes fat and out of shape. Just sayin'
That’s true. I was looking at a job application at the local Kohl’s store a few weeks back, and the list of what they couldn’t discriminate against was very lengthy. I think you could basically be in a coma and they would have to give you equal consideration. I don’t know, I just don’t want to see one more thing added on to the list, but it’s probably coming.
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